Articles in the #opinion series (14)

I've recently been reminiscing about the "old" days of the web. They felt much more like expressions of personality and creativity. These…

Another podcast I frequently listen to likely needs no introduction of its own. The This Week in Tech (or just "TWiT") network's flagship…

For many developers, the notion of adding accessibility features - such as image text attributes to web page images and integrations with…

Recently I've noticed that some of the RSS feeds I subscribe to have become more and more restrictive. A post might contain just a title, or…

Like many people, I own and manage multiple email accounts - for example, some are for work, for home, or for specific projects. I used to…

Simple and RESTful HTTP APIs The HTTP standard is an expressive system for network-based computer-computer interaction. It's a relatively…

I recently finished reading The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy. Book cover for The Hunt for Red October This genre of novel (sort of…

By now I'm sure everyone has heard the horror stories about people (seemingly-) randomly losing access to their Google accounts. Often the…

A few months ago I stumbled across this article: Beyond Cyberpunk: Towards a Solarpunk Future. It was posted on the excellent blog Tales…

This month marks a year from when I decided to (mostly - see below) stop answering my phone. This was not because I wanted to be antisocial…

Many people would consider RSS - Really Simple Syndication - to be a relic of the past. However I think it has been making a comeback. RSS…

If you need a database for your next project, why not first consider if SQLite might be a good option? And I don't mean just for getting an…

If you've visited my geminispace (gemini://g.wilw.dev) you'll have noticed that I've recently been on a mission to decentralise the every…

Building apps on serverless architecture has been a game-changer for me and for developers everywhere, enabling small dev teams to cheaply…